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High Wind in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
High Wind December 12, 2023 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two advancing waves brought two periods of high winds for the Ketchikan area. Multiple sites across Ketchikan reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, with the highest wind gust of 76 mph reported at the Saxman Marine Exchange site at 713 PM AKST. A utility company also reported a power outage near Point Higgins road at 639 PM AKST.
The wider storm
A strong system comprised of two waves moving north, brought high winds across the panhandle. The second wave was stronger, and was responsible for the bulk of the high winds. Accumulating snow was also recorded in the northern panhandle. A long fetch of moisture accompanied this system and high astronomical tides during the period of high winds resulted in minor coastal flooding impacts.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1153602. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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